Elena Rybakina def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Cincinnati Open 2025
WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA
Played11 Aug 2025
🇰🇿ranked WTA number 10 going into this drawWon
Elena Rybakina seeded 9 4 6 7
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this draw
Elise Mertens seeded 19 6 3 5
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
Match stats
Serve
11
Aces
11
10
Double faults
2
57%
1st serve in
58%
86%
1st serve points won
76%
44%
2nd serve points won
44%
68%
Service points won
63%
4/6
Break points saved
5/8
Return
37%
Return points won
32%
3/8
Break points won
2/6
99
Total points won
86
Head to head
3–0 Rybakina
- This matchCincinnati R32won by Rybakina
- 2024ClayParis R32won by Rybakina
- 2024HardBrisbane R16won by Rybakina
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
7–3
Last 10 matches
7–3
7–2
Last 30 days
1–1
By surface
14–6
Hard
5–5
9–3
Clay
6–5
5–3
Grass
8–2
By round
6–3
R32
6–5
7–2
R16
2–4
14–7
At WTA 1000s
8–7
How their matches go
39
Completed matches
31
54%
Won in straight sets
48%
15%
Won after losing a set
13%
15%
Lost after winning a set
16%
15%
Lost in straight sets
23%
10–8
Tiebreaks
7–4
6–6
Deciding sets
4–5
24/27
Won after winning set 1
15/17
3/12
Won after losing set 1
4/14
Serve and return, last 5 matches
53%
1st serve in
55%
72%
1st serve points won
73%
54%
2nd serve points won
48%
63%
Break points saved
57%
47%
Return points won
45%
40%
Break points won
46%
6.8
Aces a match
6.0
3.6
Double faults a match
3.0
Last 14 days
6
Matches
2
15
Sets
6
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Elena Rybakina | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦FernandezNo. 24 | ||
| 🇨🇦FernandezNo. 24 | LostWashington SF | WonDubai R64 |
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | ||
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | LostBerlin QF | LostLondon R16LostMadrid R32LostStuttgart QF |
| 🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 13 | ||
| 🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 13 | LostMadrid R32 | WonLondon R32LostBad Homburg R32 |
| 🇬🇷SakkariNo. 72 | ||
| 🇬🇷SakkariNo. 72 | WonLondon R64 | Won's-Hertogenbosch R16 |
| 🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 3 | ||
| 🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 3 | LostParis R16LostDoha QF | LostMiami R32 |
| 🇳🇱LamensNo. 64 | ||
| 🇳🇱LamensNo. 64 | WonIndian Wells R64 | WonRome R64 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 4–5 | 5–6 |